Olivia Chow expected to file for mayoral run by St. Patrick’s Day

Olivia Chow is expected to file nomination papers to run for Toronto mayor by St. Patrick’s Day, according to a Wednesday night report in the Toronto Star.

A source close to Ms. Chow confirmed to the National Post on Wednesday that a campaign team and election platform is already in place, although she has yet to indicate a specific day or week.

The Trinity-Spadina MP and widow of federal NDP leader Jack Layton is expected to make her intentions known before the end of March, said the source.

Of the leading candidates expected to run for mayor of Toronto, Ms. Chow is the only one who had yet to file nomination papers. Incumbent mayor Rob Ford entered the race at 8:30 a.m. on January 2, the earliest it was possible to do so. Coun. Karen Stintz and former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader John Tory both filed papers on February 24.